Published on 28 Mar 03
by NATIONAL EVENTS, TAXATION INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

The Tax Act has some sympathy for 'special professionals' but generally it is a hard tax planning road for the individual sports person, entertainer or creative artist. Case law, the Act itself and the ATO's rulings combine to make it risky, at best, to assign or alienate personal income, but there are some opportunities amongst the pitfalls!

Author profile

Bill
Baillie

Bill is a senior tax partner with Greenwood BKT with over 35 years experience in advising clients in the sports, entertainment & creative arts industries, Greenwoods are recognised as a leading advisory firm in these fields. Bill is a director of International Management Group, the world's largest sports and entertainment management group and producer for television of sporting and major public events. He has presented papers for various professional associations over a number of years.
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28 November 2002

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